Screen for motor-vehicles.



PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907. T. H. WHITING. SCREEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLES APPLICATION FILED NOV.l2,1906.

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- of a motor vehicle containin dash. their lower edges as shownat Figs.

'TnoMAs HENRY. WHITING, or eoonronn, runners.

SCREEN FUR MOTOR-VEHICI JESJ Specification of Letters Patent.

iatented Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed November 12. 1906. gerial No. 343135- I THOMAS HENRY JJHITiNG, a citizen of the -Motor-Vehicles, of which, the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is' to construct a wire shield for the front of motor vehicles, one that can be readily detached from the vehicle and folded up to be stored away.

.In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front portion my improved shield. Fig. 2 is .a horizpnta section of the shield. Fig. 3 is e vertical section near one of the supports for the shield. Figxl 4 is a horizontal section of the shield in itsfoldecl position. Fig. 5'is a vertical section through the connection of the brace rods with the shield;

lhe frame of in shield comprises two like halves 1 and 2 w 'ch ereconnectedby the hinges 3. .The meeting edges of these frames are angling to form steps so that they stand in Viorm as'shown at Figs! 1 and 2. A single wire netting i is connected with the two frames and two rods 5 connect the inner edges of the frames, one for each frame and located on the outside of the frames, or that part of the framenearest the front of the vehicle.

i From the dash I: of the motor vehicle extend two hooked near the sides of the The screen frames are opened and are located in the hooks 6 1, 2 and f the drawings which serve to hold the screen in the proper elevation with respect to the occupants of the vehicle.

recs rods 7 one for each section of the screen has its ripper end passed through an opening in the screen frame, and a nut 25 is turned on the screw-threaded end of the rod.

.lhese rods extend forward and. downward United States,' residing at Rockford, in the county of Winvehic-le front, and thumb screws brace rods serve tov hold the 1 sections.

' to the front of the vehicle, and in this instancepass through eyes 9 secured to they 10 clamp them in connectionwith the eyes.

screen in an elevated position as shown at Fig. '1.

The rods 1-1 serve to protect the wire netting 4 at the point of the hinge connection between the frames 1. and 2, and also serve to strengthen the frames and odor the least obstruction to the vision, and the passage of light and air through the netting.

When the screen is notin use, the brace rods 7 are removed and the frames folded as shown at Fig. 4, and in this compact form it can be stored away in the various compart ments of thevehicle; i

The netting is of a mes to permit light and air to pess'through,

and at the same .time arrest the dust and dirt particles which the vehiolejraisesin its running movement. Insects cannot pass through the netting and it therefore ofiers great protection to the faces of the occupants of the vehicle. a I claim as my invention. 1. A screen for motor vehicles comprising two like sections hinged together, the meet ing edges of the sections beveled to form a stop to the opening movement of the sections. r

2. A screen for motor vehicles comprising two like sections hinged together, the meeting edges of the sections .beveled' to form a. stop to the opening movement offlthe sec- 'tions, and rods located at the meeting edges of the sections. I v 3. A screen for motor vehicles compnsmg two. like sections hinged together, the meeting edges of the sections beveled to'form' a stop to the'openmgmovement of thesections, and a single wire covering for both THOMAS HENRY WHITING. itnesses; 4

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